1996–97 Reading F.C. season

Reading
1996–97 season
Chairman John Madejski
Manager Mick Gooding and
Jimmy Quinn (player-managers)
Stadium Elm Park
First Division 18th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League:
Trevor Morley (22)
All:
Trevor Morley (23)
Highest home attendance 14,853 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 12 April 1997)
Lowest home attendance 5,513 (vs. Tranmere Rovers, 3 December 1996)
Average home league attendance 9,160

During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The 1996–97 season was another struggle for Reading, but they managed to secure survival on 12 April 1997, after beating promotion-chasing Wolves 2-1 at Elm Park.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Sal Bibbo
England GK Nick Hammond
Northern Ireland GK Tommy Wright (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Australia GK Steve Mautone
England DF Steve Blatherwick (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
England DF Martyn Booty
England DF Kenny Brown
England DF Keith McPherson
England DF Steve Swales
Wales DF Paul Bodin
Wales DF Jeff Hopkins
Northern Ireland DF Barry Hunter
Poland DF Dariusz Wdowczyk
Australia DF Andy Bernal
No. Position Player
England MF David Bass
England MF Darren Caskey
England MF Byron Glasgow
England MF Mick Gooding (player-manager)
England MF Paul Holsgrove
England MF Phil Parkinson
England MF Ben Smith
Wales MF Michael Meaker
Australia MF Stuart Lovell
England FW Jamie Lambert
England FW Trevor Morley
England FW Neville Roach
England FW Martin Williams
Wales FW Lee Nogan
Northern Ireland FW Jimmy Quinn (player-manager)

Transfers[1]

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 August 1996 England Jimmy Garrity England Newcastle United Free
1 August 1996 MF England Ben Smith England Arsenal Free
27 March 1997 GK Australia Steve Mautone England West Ham United £250,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
10 August 1995 DF Malta Dylan Kerr England Carlisle Free
27 March 1997 MF England Michael Gilkes England Wolves £50,000

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
6 March 1997 GK Bulgaria Borislav Mikhailov
9 May 1997 FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn
9 May 1997 MF England Mick Gooding
31 May 1997 MF England David Bass
31 May 1997 England Alan Carey
31 May 1997 DF Wales Jeff Hopkins
31 May 1997 England Derek Simpson
31 May 1997 England Jimmy Garrity

Results

Football League First Division

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Bolton Wanderers 461841602010103403310053+4798
2 Barnsley 4614454319810533367655+2180
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4610583124125637276851+1776
4 Ipswich Town 461373442377924276850+1874
5 Sheffield United 461355462378829297552+2373
6 Crystal Palace 461076392297739267848+3071
7 Portsmouth 4612473224841127295953+668
8 Port Vale 46995362887822275855+367
9 Queens Park Rangers 461058332587831356460+466
10 Birmingham City 461175301868922305248+466
11 Tranmere Rovers 4610944127751121296356+765
12 Stoke City 4615353422371317355157–664
13 Norwich City 4691042818821335506368–563
14 Manchester City 4612473424561225355960–161
15 Charlton Athletic 4611843628531516385266–1459
16 West Bromwich Albion 46779373378831396872–457
17 Oxford United 4614364426261520426468–457
18 Reading 4613733724251621435867–957
19 Swindon Town 4611663627431616445271–1954
20 Huddersfield Town 4610762820381220414861–1354
21 Bradford City 4610582932271418404772–2548
22 Grimsby Town 467793134461328476081–2146
23 Oldham Athletic 466893030451421365166–1543
24 Southend United 467973232161610534286–4439
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

FA Cup

Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup

League Cup

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Bulgaria Borislav Mikhailov 11 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK England Sal Bibbo 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK England Nick Hammond 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Australia Steve Mautone 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Northern Ireland Tommy Wright 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Poland Dariusz Wdowczyk 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Northern Ireland Barry Hunter 29 2 26+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England Martyn Booty 18 0 14+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF Wales Paul Bodin 39 1 37+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Australia Andy Bernal 44 0 41+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF Wales Jeff Hopkins 20 0 18+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England Keith McPherson 40 2 39+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Kenny Brown 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Steve Swales 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Steve Blatherwick 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Mick Gooding 47 0 40+3 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF England Darren Caskey 38 1 26+9 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
MF England Phil Parkinson 26 1 15+9 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF England Paul Holsgrove 17 2 12+2 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF England Byron Glasgow 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Australia Stuart Lovell 28 5 17+9 5 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England Michael Gilkes 34 1 27+5 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF England David Bass 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Ben Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales Michael Meaker 26 0 15+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England Martin Williams 32 3 21+7 3 2+0 0 2+0 0
FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn 25 4 10+14 3 0+0 0 1+0 1
FW Wales Lee Nogan 34 6 21+11 6 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW England Trevor Morley 39 23 35+1 22 2+0 1 1+0 0
FW England Jamie Lambert 33 6 20+11 5 2+0 1 0+0 0
FW England Neville Roach 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top Scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW England Trevor Morley 22 1 0 23
2 FW Wales Lee Nogan 6 0 0 6
= FW England Jamie Lambert 5 1 0 6
3 MF Australia Stuart Lovell 5 0 0 5
4 FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn 3 0 1 4
5 FW England Martin Williams 3 0 0 3
= Own Goal 3 0 0 3
7 DF England Barry Hunter 2 0 0 2
= MF England Paul Holsgrove 2 0 0 2
= DF England Keith McPherson 2 0 0 2
10 DF Wales Paul Bodin 1 0 0 1
= FW England Neville Roach 1 0 0 1
= MF England Phil Parkinson 1 0 0 1
= MF England Michael Gilkes 1 0 0 1
= FW England Darren Caskey 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 58 3 1 62

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
Bulgaria GK Borislav Mikhailov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Northern Ireland GK Tommy Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Kenny Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England DF Steve Swales 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Steve Blatherwick 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Keith McPherson 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wales DF Jeff Hopkins 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Northern Ireland DF Barry Hunter 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
Wales DF Paul Bodin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Australia DF Andy Bernal 7 3 0 0 0 0 7 3
England MF Mick Gooding 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
England MF Darren Caskey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF Phil Parkinson 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Wales MF Michael Meaker 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England MF Michael Gilkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Trevor Morley 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England FW Jamie Lambert 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England FW Jimmy Quinn 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England FW Martin Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England FW Neville Roach 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 66 7 0 0 0 0 66 7

References

Soccerbase.com

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